The motive forces of literary creation are closely related to an author’s personal experiences.Milton experienced great losses during his lifetime,which produced deep infl uences on his poetic writing.This thesis,bas...The motive forces of literary creation are closely related to an author’s personal experiences.Milton experienced great losses during his lifetime,which produced deep infl uences on his poetic writing.This thesis,based on Freud’s"repression"and"compensation"theory,analyzes Milton’s psychological state in the creation of Paradise Lost,aiming at exploring infl uences of the poet’s experience of loss on the creation of Satan in his masterpiece.展开更多
If ancient Greek mythology can be compared to the rich soil of western literature, the Bible can definitely be regarded as the rhizome of western literature, which has absolutely influenced the western literature exte...If ancient Greek mythology can be compared to the rich soil of western literature, the Bible can definitely be regarded as the rhizome of western literature, which has absolutely influenced the western literature extensively and profoundly.Literary outputs about the characters and their stories in the Bible also appeared in the English literature of the 17th century, among which John Milton'slongverse— Paradise Lost undoubtedly becomes the most holy name. The role of Satan has become a stylish symbol of complex connotation in the literature history after Milton's recreation. This thesis aims to try to analyze the character comprehensively from the following several angles.展开更多
Milton,a great English poet,was a whole man,integrated in both his art and his moral.He prepared himself for many years to create some famous religious poems.Samson Agonistes,the last great creation of his old age,was...Milton,a great English poet,was a whole man,integrated in both his art and his moral.He prepared himself for many years to create some famous religious poems.Samson Agonistes,the last great creation of his old age,was one of them.Samson was an ancient Israeli hero of the Old Testament.Milton and Samson have a lot in common.This thesis is trying to analyze the similarities between the Milton and Samson from three aspects.Namely,they have the same unhappy marriage.Both of them came to know more about life through bitter experiences and were blind in the later part of their lives with strong determinations to destroy their enemies.展开更多
John Milton's Samson Agonistes drew on the materials from the Old Testament and told a sorrow story of Samson who experienced a misfortune and then was reborn as an Israelite hero. In Samson Agonistes, Samson'...John Milton's Samson Agonistes drew on the materials from the Old Testament and told a sorrow story of Samson who experienced a misfortune and then was reborn as an Israelite hero. In Samson Agonistes, Samson's wife Dalila is an important character, who was portrayed by Milton as an incarnation of temptation. Through building Dalila's role, Milton could represent his own understanding of Samson's story, and meanwhile Dalila's temptation influenced on Samson's destiny from his degradation to his spiritual rebirth.展开更多
We may have noticed the phenomenon that great writers are often inspired by former writers, and literature doesn't belong to one person or a group of people, but to the coalition of literati. Together with their o...We may have noticed the phenomenon that great writers are often inspired by former writers, and literature doesn't belong to one person or a group of people, but to the coalition of literati. Together with their observations of the societies they lived in as witnesses, they put their inspirations into their works, which also became the inspirations of later writers. In other words, writers bear the roles of witness, readers and writers at the same time. In this essay, four groups of writers will be presented to illustrate the shift of the three roles.展开更多
文摘The motive forces of literary creation are closely related to an author’s personal experiences.Milton experienced great losses during his lifetime,which produced deep infl uences on his poetic writing.This thesis,based on Freud’s"repression"and"compensation"theory,analyzes Milton’s psychological state in the creation of Paradise Lost,aiming at exploring infl uences of the poet’s experience of loss on the creation of Satan in his masterpiece.
文摘If ancient Greek mythology can be compared to the rich soil of western literature, the Bible can definitely be regarded as the rhizome of western literature, which has absolutely influenced the western literature extensively and profoundly.Literary outputs about the characters and their stories in the Bible also appeared in the English literature of the 17th century, among which John Milton'slongverse— Paradise Lost undoubtedly becomes the most holy name. The role of Satan has become a stylish symbol of complex connotation in the literature history after Milton's recreation. This thesis aims to try to analyze the character comprehensively from the following several angles.
文摘Milton,a great English poet,was a whole man,integrated in both his art and his moral.He prepared himself for many years to create some famous religious poems.Samson Agonistes,the last great creation of his old age,was one of them.Samson was an ancient Israeli hero of the Old Testament.Milton and Samson have a lot in common.This thesis is trying to analyze the similarities between the Milton and Samson from three aspects.Namely,they have the same unhappy marriage.Both of them came to know more about life through bitter experiences and were blind in the later part of their lives with strong determinations to destroy their enemies.
文摘John Milton's Samson Agonistes drew on the materials from the Old Testament and told a sorrow story of Samson who experienced a misfortune and then was reborn as an Israelite hero. In Samson Agonistes, Samson's wife Dalila is an important character, who was portrayed by Milton as an incarnation of temptation. Through building Dalila's role, Milton could represent his own understanding of Samson's story, and meanwhile Dalila's temptation influenced on Samson's destiny from his degradation to his spiritual rebirth.
文摘We may have noticed the phenomenon that great writers are often inspired by former writers, and literature doesn't belong to one person or a group of people, but to the coalition of literati. Together with their observations of the societies they lived in as witnesses, they put their inspirations into their works, which also became the inspirations of later writers. In other words, writers bear the roles of witness, readers and writers at the same time. In this essay, four groups of writers will be presented to illustrate the shift of the three roles.
